Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-01-07

kinds Of stock to pasture earlr Ia the spring
He gave numerous instances in his knowl
edge in which cattle turned ont to grass
early thrived better than others in the sam,
pasture turned out late Cows should b,
kept indoors in stormy weather. The nilk
of poor ill-fed cows suffering from cold il
winter was not wholesome food for chill
dren. The milk and butter from cows kept
in the stable through the summer was moi
as good as that of cows at pasture In an
swer to II question, he said that some dairy
men feed two quarts of cotton seed meal d
day, but that was too much for his cows
Mr.. O. NJ. Tnkham of Pomfret being
present, he was called out for an opinion on
cotton seed meal. He said that his wife
who was great deal smarter than himself
detected a flavor in the cream and in the
butter, when his cows were fed with cottol
seed corn meal was better for butter The
best western creamery butter, Mr. Tinkhom
said, was quoted in Boston above Vermont
dairy butter. But the highest priced Yer
mont dairy butter was not quoted. 1t wa,
sold for considerable more than the best
western creamery. At the Boston fair tn,
first prize was given 10 Vermont dairy but
ter against such competition as that from
the Durfoot farm and the Valentine Hough
ton farm of New York state The highest
prices for butter were not common. and de
pended more upon the customers than tn,
butter just as good butter as any could b,
bought at 30 cents.
Mr. Vail of Pomfret, member of the
Board, was Of the opinion that no bad ef
feet from feeding cotton seed meal woulC
follow if fed to cows in milk at the rate o
not more than one pint twice a day. Fe,
in this way he thinks he gets more for it ac
cording to its cost aud considering the pric,
at which he sells his butter than for am,
other feed He also feeds his cows tel
pounds of ensilagp twice day and has no
found the flavor of his butter injured
Mr. Campbell of Westminster spoke IA
vorably Of cotton seed meal fed in small
quantities had had good success with en-
silage As the principal feed. Feeds ensilag'
twice day, with light feed Of hay ii
noon with "A little grain has had as goo,
results as with all good hay and the sam,
quantity Of grain
Mr. Tmkham said that ground oats wer,
the best feed for calves that he had eve
tried Making a sudden transition from
calves he denounced the Legislature in nm
measured terms for their lavish appropria
tions for everything but agriculture. ",
had nice railroad commission, ne said, t.
ride free. in the cars at - a day, with
clerk to do the work AT - a day we hav,
Il board Of health at - day and expenses
members Of the Board OF Agriculture hay,
only - day. We can give so, 600 for
monument, but after ten years trial we car
get only $1,000 for an agricultural expert
ment station 1t is great shame that
Legislature composed mostly of farmer
should So discriminate against themselves.
Mr.. D. =. Pratt of Brattleboro though
that cotton seed meal was good if fed prop
erly. Feeds his cows a bushel of cnsila-
twice day feed, no hay during the mid
die of the winter believes he can get
greater result from corn eu,ilAgo than from
hay. He cuts mp his corn fodder 20 %
an inch
Mr. Wright of Westminster gave the r.
suit of an experiment IN feeding cusilag
and grain without hay. A COW thus fc,
gained in milk, and became lat enough 10
the butcher.
The question Of feeding was further dis
cussed by Mr. Clay Of Westminster an,
others
Mr. Newton spoke of the benefit Of warn
water for cattle in winter The Enfei'
Shakers kept 10 COWS. Near their larg
barn were two springs, one very cold am
the other warm The cows always choos
to drink at the warm spring. but after
steam pipe was run through the cisterl
filled by the cold spring the cows left tn
old spring where they had been accustome'
TO drink and drank at the cistern warme
by the steam pipe Mr.. kimball of Below
Falls said he was told the same story at tn
Shaker buildings. and the man having tn
cattle in charge said the cows gained NJ
average of one pint of milk apiece ulte
having access to the warm water.
Tuesday evening Prof Cooke spoke of tn
relations of science to agriculture. A fey
years ago. he said, there was a strong pref
udce against scientific agriculture Boo
farming was sneered at. The prejudic
does not now exist to a very great extent
crs owe to science The Professor detailr.
the method by which science had liscovere
the cause and the remedy for the yellows il
peach trees. Fodder corn used to be Gu
green chemistry had shown it to be almos
worthless in that state. The maximum
of nutriment is found when the corn begin
to glaze. Farmers are indebted to scienc
for the best methods Of feeding stock Tn
experiment stations have solved til
problem Of the nutritive value Of food
We have about 80 of these stations in til
United States, and there are more than 10
in Europe. Science can tell the compos
ton of feeding stuils, but cannot tell whic
may be best for each farmer In grain III
part next TO the hull which contains tn
most gluten is most valuable We ca
hardly make men believe that what the
have treated as the refuse part of grain
the most valuable lie detailed new pre-
cess, discovered within the last two year,
of determining the nutritivc value of foo
without actual feeding To animals.
The experiment station has proved that
pound of corn cob is worth rs much q
more than pound of corn, not alone, bu
ground with the corn Farmers who bu
grain should buy the kinds which, fed I
the cattle, will make the richest manur,
Cotton seed meal has very high value as
fertilizer, hut it must be fed with caution
a quart day is a pretty good allowance
two quarts is fully up to the danger limit
Attention was called to new fodder plant,
He recommended the COW pea. 1t is a grea
grower and will kill out any other plant.
produces from to tons per acre. Cattl
are very fond of it, and eat it up clean.
is better for feeding than clover. The a
falfa is another plant worth trying,
Farmers are indebted entirely to scienc
for the modern commercial fertilizer.
has shown that it is necessary to supply OF
ly three substances TO the soil, nitrogen
phosphoric acid and potash. The plant oil
, tains everything else that it needs from til
sill or the atmosphere. \ few years ago
was thought that vegetable matter was va
liable a. fertilizer; science has shown
to be worthless, At the conclusion of Pro
Cookies lect'.'e a large number of question
We're asked, ans answered.
The member Oh the Board from Isle /
Motto, Mr.. Hill, mat, an estimate of I'll
number of bushels of WESTERN corn brougl
into Vermont, and assuming that the &c
was worth as much as the co.p. pound fc
pound, as stated by Prof. Cooke, compute
the saving that might be made bybuyil